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Look into a golfer's bag and you will see the golfer's arsenal -- a variety of clubs used to enable the golfer to hit the ball in a wide range of settings. The clubs vary in several ways, including the length of the shaft, the size of the club head and the angle of the club head. A golfer is free to choose which clubs he carries in the bag, but the rules of golf limit the total number of clubs that can be carried during a match to no more than 14.
Drivers
The long-range weapon in the golfer's arsenal is the driver. Also called the 1 wood, the driver gets its name from being used to drive the golf ball off of the tee. The driver has the longest shaft of any club in a set as well as an oversized head. The loft of a driver is a scant 11 degrees, which allows you to hit the ball at a lower angle to achieve a longer distance on your drive. In the early days of the game, the club heads were made of hardwood, but as technology improved, the heads were changed to steel, then to lighter metals such as titanium and later to currently-used materials like carbon fiber.
Fairway Woods
The fairway woods are clubs that resemble the driver but can be used to hit long shots on the fairway without the need for a tee. The most common fairway woods found in a golf bag are the 3 wood and the 5 wood. The technological developments that have improved golf clubs over time as well as the 14-club limit have made the 2 wood and 4 wood unnecessary. The heads of the fairway woods are smaller than the head of the driver and are angled to provide greater loft than the driver. A 2 wood has a loft of 14 degrees, a 3 wood has a loft of 17 degrees, a 4 wood has a loft of 19 degrees and a 5 wood has a loft of 21 degrees. Even though there is only a 4-degree difference between a 3 wood and a 5 wood, each can be very helpful to your game. Former No. 1 player in the world Ernie Els carries both a 3 wood and a 5 wood in his bag. As Els puts it, 'There was a time when I had only one fairway wood, but I'm older and smarter now.'
Irons
Irons are the most numerous clubs in a golfer's bag. These are clubs with a flat, metal head compared to the rounded back edge of the driver and fairway woods. Just as developments in equipment have made 2 woods and 4 woods obsolete, the long irons -- the No. 1, 2 and 3 irons -- are often unnecessary. In some cases, the 3 iron has been replaced by a hybrid iron, a club which handles like an iron but provides the added power of a fairway wood. The 4, 5 and 6 irons make up the middle irons, while the 7, 8, and 9 irons make up the short irons. As you go through the irons from the 4 iron to the 9 iron, the shaft lengths get shorter and the loft increases from 27 degrees on a 4 iron to 47 degrees on a 9 iron. The increasing loft enables you to get under the ball more, hitting higher, shorter shots, which is ideal when you're hitting approach shots onto the green.
Wedges
Wedges are clubs that have an even greater loft than the short irons -- often more than 50 degrees. Pitching wedges resemble standard irons but with a greater loft, and they are used on short approach shots when even a 9 iron provides more power than you need. Pitching wedges have a loft that ranges from 45 to 48 degrees. A sand wedge is a club designed to provide you with an extra lift when hitting out of a bunker -- or sand trap. The sand wedge has a loft between 54 and 58 degrees and has more weight than the other irons, allowing you to dig deeper into the sand to drive the ball out of the bunker. Other wedges available are a lob wedge -- with 50 to 62 degrees of loft -- and a super lob wedge, which has a loft of 64 degrees or higher. The lob wedges are used on extremely short approach shots.
Putters
The most-loved -- or most-hated -- club in a golf bag is the putter. Because putters are intended to be used to hit ground balls on the green, they have a loft of less than 10 degrees. In most cases, the putter has the shortest shaft of any club, although a recent development in golf equipment has been the invention of the long-shaft putter. This putter has a shaft that extends up to a player's chest, allowing the player to use her body to provide extra control over the putter. One type of putter is called the offset blade putter, which bends at an angle to place the face of the blade behind the shaft, allowing you to keep your hands straight at impact. Putters usually have a line along the top of the blade to help you line up your shot.
References
- Beginning Golf; Robert Gensemer
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Rickie Fowler is one of the brightest stars on the PGA Tour, coming in at No. 9 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
The 28-year-old has four career PGA Tour wins, but his looking for his first major title. He’s got top five finishes in all four majors, including a tie for second at the 2014 U.S. Open. This week’s U.S. Open, the 117th edition, is at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. And Fowler is off to a hot start. His 7-under 65 after Thursday’s first round had him alone at the top of the leaderboard. Fowler began Saturday’s third round at 6-under par, a stroke behind the leaders.
Fowler stands out on the course, usually dressed in bright colors. He’s normally seen sporting a stylish Puma shirt and a Cobra hat, as they’re two of his sponsors. In fact, is arguably the most popular player on the Tour to use Cobra clubs. He uses Cobra drivers, woods, utilities (when he carries them in the bag), irons, and wedges. Fowler uses a Scotty Cameron (Titleist) putter and Titleist golf balls.
And how about Fowler’s golf bag for the week? He probably made a few new fans in Wisconsin when he debuted his Cobra bag featuring a yellow and green color-scheme reminiscent of the Green Bay Packers uniforms.
Rickie Fowler’s Driver
For a driver, Fowler uses the Cobra King F7+ set at an 8.5 degree loft. The shaft is an Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 70X, 43.5 inches.
This club is obviously custom-designed to Fowler’s swing, so getting your hands on the exact one is probably a difficult task. But the Cobra King F7 and F7+ standard drivers are widely available.
The driver features a Textreme Carbon Fiber Crown, which gives more weight lower and deeper into the club head resulting in maximum distance and forgiveness. The Cobra King F7 model is basically three drivers in one. There are CG settings in the front, back, and heel so you can get three different ball flights which can be changed depending on your swing.
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Rickie Fowler’s 3-Wood
Fowler uses a Cobra Fly-Z+ with an Aldila Tour Blue 75TX shaft. The wood comes in 3-4W or 5-7W with Fowler using the 3-4w set at 13 degrees.
The loft can be set at five different degrees — 13, 13.5, 14.5, 15.5, or 16 degrees. Thanks to a large sweet spot, you’ll get excellent distance, accuracy and forgiveness, something we all can use on the course. Even sometimes a player of Fowler’s caliber. The club also comes with two interchangeable weights (12 grams and 2 grams), so you can change your center of gravity positions depending on your swing style or desired trajectory.
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Rickie Fowler’s Irons
Cobra King Forged Cavity Back (CB) (2 iron) and Cobra King Forged Muscle Back (MB) (4 iron through pitching wedge). The shafts, which are half an inch shorter than the standard length, are KBS C-Taper 125 S+.
Finding Fowler’s exact irons is nearly impossible, unless you visit a custom club maker. But Cobra does make a standard set of Forged MB Iron Set 5-PW Dynamic Gold Tour Issue clubs, which provide a soft, yet solid feel on every shot. This particular set comes with a 5-iron through pitching wedge in a sleek design.
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Rickie Fowler’s Wedges
Fowler uses Cobra King V-Grind Wedges in 50, 55 and 59 degree. The shafts are True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400.
Again, those wedges are almost certainly custom-made, but Cobra’s King Satin V wedges are some of the more popular ones the company has. Available in six different degrees — 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 and 60 — the clubs feature precision grooves to help with spin, a necessity in the short game. The variable face roughness helps you get optimum control around the green.
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Rickie Fowler’s Putter
Fowler uses a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype by Titleist.
The blade-style putter has heel-to-toe weighting which provides excellent balance and forgiveness. And expect a soft, yet solid feel on contact thanks to the steel-face inlay. The sleek design also has enhanced alignment options, including milled-flange sight lines.
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Rickie Fowler’s Golf Balls
What Golf Clubs To Use
Fowler, like many PGA Tour pros, uses Titleist Pro V1 golf balls. For over a decade, the Pro V1s have been arguably the most popular and highest-rated golf ball among pros and the casual player.
The Pro V1 is designed to give you more spin for more control in your short game. But you’re also going to get maximum distance thanks to the next generation core and soft urethane elastomer cover.